production stopped and sales suspended. >> stoy oat ais making an unprecedented move. it has stopped selling some of its most popular models including the best selling car in the country offer a serious safety concern. the president's approval rating dropping nearly 20%. tonight, he makes his case for turning things around. we are taking a look at the washington monument this morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> that was a beautiful shot this morning. a little chilly outside today.

>> we'll see if temperatures kind of hold steady for this tme of year. >> you know, i think that the best way to characterize yesterday and today, a very typical day for washington, d.c. in the month f january p we'll see seasonal temperatures. we're seeing them right now. we'll see them later today too. take a look at the regionals out there. currently in washington, it is 32 degrees. so yep, cold start to the day. elsewhere in our community, temperatus are in the 20s. so generally speaking, temperatures range from 25 to 32 degrees this morning. # up in pittsburgh. 31 in new york city. richmond, virginia is at 32 degrees. all right. here also look at the satellite- radar composite. skies are relatively clear right now as you look out towards the west. towards the north, you will see some more cloud cover. some of those clouds will work their way in here during the course of the day today. we'll see the skies cloud up, i think. not going to be a completely cloudy day but more clouds than we'll have during the early- morning hours. your forecast then, awe typical

january day. our average high for this date is 43 degrees. we're looking for a high of 44 degrees. 45 in you are in waldorf, 4 # in front royal. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. more is coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you, tony. let's see how traffic is moving out there. we check in with julie wright. >> all right. got to tell you, so far, so good. no accidents to report right now along the bw parkway. we'll say good morning to the crew in sky fox. as they make that trip out of laurel headed down towards the capital beltway, you will find that all of your lanes are open. right now, it is an easy commute traveling between 198 and 197. no incidents to report along this stretch. highway or making the trip south of the highway trying to get past the pepsi plant. we'll take it back inside. crews have been working overnight on a water main break along connecticut avenue at bradley boulevard and as a result, still going to find a portion of the highway blocked off. you are traveling southbound, we've got the two left lanes getting by. crews tell me they hope to have everything cleared by 6:30. we are keeping an eye on this

for you. traffic volumes starting to increase but no significant tie- up us just yet. it is something that could impact your commute if they stay out there much longer. they are hoping to have everything wrapped up by 6:30. no accidents to reported right now, 359 coming across the 14th street bridge. all lane are open as you work your way across the potomac. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. toyota now suspending sales of eight of its models and stopping production at six plants because of concerns that the gas pedals could stick on a number of vehicles. the recall is prompted in part by a crash in california last august that left four people dead including a state highway patrolman. toyota recalled more than two million vehicles last week because of gas pedestriansals getting stuck. it is unclear when production will resume. >> these are the models affected:

if yowould like more information on the recall and to see a complete list of the vehicles involved, go to myfoxdc.com. president obama make his state of the union address tonight. the economy expected to be the central focus with the talk of job creation and bringing down the deficit. could be a tough sell to congress and the nation. the president's approval rating at 74% when he took office just over a year ago, now at 56%. the since the recession started two years ago, more than seven million jobs have been lost. the inemployment rate stands at 10% and the deficit is at a record $1.4 trillion. some special guests will join the first lady during that speech tonight. the peop credited with stopping last year's shooting rampage at fort hood, texas will watch the state of the union in a gallery overlooking the house floor.

police sergeant kimberly munley and mark todd opened fire on army major nidal malik hassan. you can watch the taste of the union spee live right here on fox 5. it begins at 9:00 tonight. another big story we're following this morning. the investigate continues into yesterday's deadly accident that killed two metro workers. metro officials say they have a lot of information to review before terming what caused this latest accident. this comes as the system is already dealing with questions over its safety record following the deaths of five metro workers now in the past seven months. >> from everything we know at this point, this great tragedy was a direct result of human error. and i'm not repaired to go into details on that but i did want to say that much to you today. >> the national transportation safety board as indicated by mr. graham is the lea investitor in this particular case. we are working diligently as

all employees of this agency to address all safety concerns. >> more now on the victims. both were veteran metro employees who worked as automatic train control technicians. 49-year-old jeff gerrard worked night shift and was working overtime. his wife says her husband enjoyed his job and understood the dangers of it. >> he made it home eventually for 20 years. i didn't think about it just as if a fireman or a policeman goes out, there is safety concerns and he knew there were. it was not necessarily a job that could be 100% safe. it wasn't an office job. >> the other employee who killed is 68-year-old sung oh. we reached out to mr. oh's family but they declined to comment. this latest accident comes as metro is facing a $40 million budget shortfall. system is proposing fare increases, changes in rail hours and also changes to some bus routes. there is awe public hearing on

the possible changes tonight at metro headquarters. that begins with an open house at 5:00 and then the public hearing begins at 5:30. there is more information about this on myfoxdc.com. check out web links. disease schools chancellor michelle rhee now speaking out about controversie made about o teachers she fired. in a statement to a national magazine, rhe claimed some of the teachers laid off last year hit and had sex with students. now, in a letter, she says the examples she gave of teacher misconduct involved a very small minority. only one teacher was actually accused of sexual misconduct. six were accused of corp.al punishment. there is controversial surrounding tim thibeault. >> why a super bowl a featuring something very personal about his background is drawing criticism. stay with us. we're coming back after the break. 

-- rescuers have pulled another victim from the rubbal life in haiti. it is p clear if he had been trapped since the initial quake or got stuck in the rubble sometime after. survivors are facing major sanitation problems. officials are worried that illness could spread. the search for a missing virginia tech community may be over. police believe human remains found on a farm about 10 miles outside of charlottesville belong to morgan harrington. she disappeared last october after being separated from friends at a metallica concert on the uva campus. police say items found at the scene have them believing that it is harrington. an autopsy will be done to confirm the identity and hopefully reveal the cause of death. pro-choice groups want cvs to pull a super bowl ad featuring tim thee bow. ad talks about how thibeault's mother became seriously ill during a mission trip to the

philippin when she was pregnant with him. her doctors advised her to get an abortion fearing her life was in danny gonzezer. she ignored her doctor's advice. later, tim thibeault went to to discuss. pro choice groups say the super bowl is the wrong vent sue to this type of ad. we are talking about knee deep snow and driving winds that are leaving behind one big mess in south dakota. repair crews say some people could be without power for weeks. here at home, we are still looking at the potential for a weekend storm. tony has your forecast when we come back. it's so hard to choose one. you know, during the sign then drive event, you can get a cc, tiguan or fuel efficient jetta for practically just your signature.

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take a look at. this south dakota is dealing with the aftermath of a massive ice storm. utility crews are struggling to rear to power to thousands of people. wind with gusts up to 50 miles per hour knocked out thousands of power lines in the town of meade, snapped power poles,

littered the field and ditches along a major highway. officials say some customers could be in the dark for wkyc. that is not something to look forward to. >> the rain we've had lately leaving behind a little bit of a problem in georgetown. the potomac slightly spilling its banks this morning as high tide forced the river levels up. it crested at just below seven feet this morning. there is your live pictures from down in georgetown this more thanking. >> are we under a floodwatch. >> we are under a glad warning. glad you asked. earlier i mentioned the coastal flood advisory in effect as of 6:00 a.m. the national weather service has now issued a coastal flood warning. that is in effect until 6:00 p.m. that is because the flooding is now occurring and we've been watching for it. it is now occurring. if you are in a low-lying area near one of the rivers or streams, you are likely to see some flooding this morning and then again during the afternoon and evening high tides as well so you want to be aware of that. and actually, they're now calling the flooding at washington harbor moderate flood levels at this point. so we ill keep our eyes on that

due throughout the course of the day today. let's take a look at what is going on out there right now with your current conditions being reported. we start with the bus stop forecast as you are getting the kids ready for school today. you will find partly sunny skies. you think more clouds to the west than to the east this morning. temperatures ranging from the low 30s into the mid-20s depending on where you are. sunrise coming at 718 7:18. annapolis, 31 degrees. fredericksburg, 28. in mart unsburg, it is 30 degrees this morning. so generally speaking, those temperatures from the mid-20s to the low 30s for your early morning lows. satellite-radar, a say you will see more cloud cover i think to the west than to the east. there you go. that is why. we don't have any clouds to the east. out to the west, we do. we've got mostly clear skies. as the morning progresses and as the day progresses, more of those clouds will move in and our skies will become

increasingly cloudy as the day progresses. all right. let's take a look at our futurecast, get a bead on this storm that we're examining for the weekend. right now t looks to be a friday night into saturday event and here is what we're looking at for today. fine conditions as said. no precipitation expected today nor tomorrow. tomorrow, we warm up a little bit to about 49-degree. there is your storm system. by friday night, we get the snow moving in here. the amount of snow will largely -- not largely, it will depend on the track of the storm system. how close it gets to us. right now, wen the heavier snow amounts will be south of washington. say fredericksburg, richmond, southern maryland, places like that and down into the carolinas and more moderate snowfall levels for the washington area but all of this needs to be fine tuned as we watch the track of that storm. so the forecast for today and we'll end it here, a mix of sun and clouds with seasonal temperatures today. the coastal flood warning in of

course until 6:00 p.m. high about 44 degrees. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. now, let's got an update on traffic from julie wright. we'll start off with the crew in sky fox checking out your commute along connecticut avenue. and again, ongoing roadwork as a result of of a water main break is what we're keeping an eye on. crews tell me they hope to have everything cleared by 6:30. for the trip unbnd along connecticut avenue which is to the right side of your screen, can you see traffic is getting through this incident using the two left lanes. so again, two lanes are available for you southbound on connecticut avenue as you travel out towards bradley but begin, delays are starting to form as you continue to work your way down towards the capital beltway. they are telling me they hope to have everything out of here by 60 this morning. it is university a brief delay. can you see the variable message signs pushing everybody over to the left. we are keeping an eye on this for you. you may want to think of an alternate route to avoid connecticut avenue. we'll take it back inside and update your ride elsewhere if you are traveling south on 270. lanes will open. the pace will slow as you

travel out of german up two. leaving 370 and head south, no incidents in your way out towards the split. lanes are open along new york avenue leaving northeast to northwest. in virginia, 66 as you merge on from 50 fair oaks now slowing as you head eastbound towards 13. more delays from nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. our business beat is coming up next. all eyes are on apple. >> the compy that changed the way the world listens to music and revolution as ad the cell phone is set to make another big announcement today. we'll find out what that is coming up after the break. they've been discovered to be life enhancing.

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the company that brought the world the ipod and five open set to make another big announcement later today. chris cotter joins us with more. kind of a double dose of apple today because their earnings sparked what we thought might be a rally yesterday until the afternoon when things kind of

changed direction. >> yeah, you're right, steve. that is a good point. yesterday, they gave us earnings after the bell so we expected yesterday, particularly on the nasdaq, the tech-heavy index that that would really be a benefit for them. also, companies like texas instruments, other tech names had great earnings yesterday. as you can see, we were down across the board and really, this was all because a late afternoon sell-off and that is what we're gel getting here a little bit, steve. we are getting people nervous about holding stocks overnight. not only are we get august lot of corporate earnings that seem to be pretty good but still not moving the market but we are getting economic data and maybe more importantly, political information. can you just look at the rest of the this week. you have the president's address tonight. you have aig hearings on capitol hill. you have possibly bernanke being confirmed in the senate and than you have a fed rate decision coming this week which they'll keep rates the way they are but it is what they say always that is more important. you have a lot going on in washington that is making people on wall street nervous

route know. no one is playing. they are just on the sued line maybe sitting this thing out. >> a lot going on out in california today talking about apple and their next device. the rumors have been out there. what do we know at this point as to what they might say later today. >> well, the big thing is how will they differentiate this tablet. we're 99% sure that is what it is going to be from other devices like the kindle because now you are starting to get cell phone that dabout anything. you've got net books that give you an awful lot of computer power interms of working on the web and they're inexpensive. so how will apple differentiate this product from others and then particularly, if they sell it at a fairly high price point, if you are talking about $1,000 or $800 to $1,000, it will have to do an awful lot to convince people to go ahead and spend that in addition to spending on the phones that they have. so that is really where steve jobs, who is going to make this announcement, that is where his challenge is. it is always interesting when

steve jobs takes the stage too. apple investors love it. they can wipe the sweat off their brow and say he is healthy. he will be around for another 48 years. always make them happy. >> we can talk about that tomorrow when we find out more today. have a good wednesday, chris. a safety concern prompting toyota to do something that no automaker has done before and sarah similar monday is following that story way local touch. >> the popular car company, toyota is suspending sales for eight of its vehicle models. coming up, what that means if you own a toyota and if you are looking to buy one. when fox 5 morning news returns. - hi. - hi. okay if we look around?

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welcome back. we want to contact in with tony and get alike atthe forecast. we have some water we're keeping an eye on. >> yeah, the potac river seeing some flooding occurring as we speak as a matter of fact along the washington harbor at

least. i don't know -- i haven't seen my report about alexandria but we are keeping our eyes on that. there is a coastal flood warning now in effect because -- for the potomac river in washington because of some f are seeing. here is a look at what is happening across the region. 32degrees here in the district. relative humidity, 56%. wind have shifted to out of the northwest at six miles per hour. they are very light. barometric pressure on the rise. here is a look at the satellite- radar. some clouds out to the west. they will push their way through here a little bit later on today. we've got mostly clear skies right now but we'll see, i think, increasing clouds during the course of the day today. your forecast for today looks like this. a mix of sun and clouds, seasonal temperatures, high about 44 degrees. >> sounds good. >> not too bad. >> an average day for us. coming up in about 15 minutes, today's edition of ask the weather guy.

today, we will be talking about our physical make-up. >> is the question how to pronounce it? >> physiology? >> yeah, i think. >> first learn how to pronounce it and then figure out what it is. >> no studying needed for traffic out there. >> are you saying this is a piece of cake? no, i'm saying you know what you're going to get. >> i'd like a piece of cake. >> you are talking about physiology. this is cake and ho hos and all that stuff together. out on the roads, we have our hands full. we do have lanes open but the pace is slowing. right here at tucker man as you head out towards the split, no accidents to report and still for the most part at speed south of rockville. we have delays out hyattstown headed down to the truck scales south of 109. some delays forming in germantown and 118, montgomery

village avenue. in virginia, 66 eastbound as you merge on from 50 fair oak, volume continues out to 123. the lane here are open. con avenue, southbound at bradley. still working as a result of that water main break from yesterday. you will still find two left lanes getting by. we hope to have all that cleared shortly. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. our big story, aunprecedented move by toyota. >> they say the gas pedal can stick which can spell disaster if this is ignored. even more worrysome is that the auto giant isn't sure how to fix the problem. sarah simmons joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of dealers are saying if people do have safety concerns, they are encouraging them to come by if they want to have their vehicle inspected since they don't know what is causing t they can at least bring it by

and have somebody take a look at t whether you own a toyota already or are looking to buy one, this could likely affect you in some way. analysted warn that this could have a significant impact on toyota's bottom line and its reputation. a drastic move by toyota. the automaker has suspended sales in the united states of eight models including its best- selling camry in order to fix sticking gas pedals that could make the cars accelerate without warning. >> i think everybody has issues from time to time. things happen. mistake happen. >> reporter: work at six plants in the u.s. and canada will also be halted beginning the week of february 1st to address the issue. it is unclear when that production will resume. >> it is kind of voicing becausey to old ais really popular and really famous in terms of their dependency. >> the suspension comes after a recall of the same models last week involving 2.3 million vehicles. >> i think it is a good thing. they probably should have done it a few weeks ago when they

were saying it was the gas pedal and the floor mats. >> reporter: analysts say toyota needs to find a solution to the company fast indicating that the bottom line and reputation could be significantly damage giant food it is a little frustrating because i'm here to sell cars but by the same token i don't want to put something hot road that is not going to be safe. >> let's take a look at the models that have been affected on your screen there. as we were saying before, an lives say this could be big trouble for toyota and if you would like more information on this recall and want to look to see if your vehicle is on there, you can also go to myfoxdc.com.

we'll have a list of information that you need to know right there. back to you. >> thank you. work hit, radio recordings and speed are a number of the things that metro will look at as it tries to figure out what led to a deadly accident out on the rails. a crew ensued a special rail truck, a pickup truck basic age, hit and killed two maintenance workers early tuesday morning. metro wants to know how fast the truck was going and if the two groups of workers were aware of each other on the tracks. both victims were veteran metro employees that worked as automatic train control technicians. 49-year-old jeff garrard was diligent about safety. he was working overtime when the accident happened. his wife says he liked his job but understood the dangers. >> he made it home eventually for 20 years so i didn't think about it just as if a fireman or a policeman goes out, there is safety concerns and he new there were. it was not necessarily a job

that could be 100% safe. it wasn't an office job. >> the other employee is 68- year-old sung oh. president obama delivers his first state of the union address tonight. among the top issues mr. obama is expected to cover, fibbing the economy. a senior administration official says the president will announce plans to freeze the salaries of top aides and white house appointees. and according to the "new york times," president will announce an executive order for a new task force to tackle the federal deficit. you can watch the state of the union and the republican response live tonight right here on fox 5 beginning at 9:00. there is drama surrounding one capitol hill lawmaker. police arrested four men and n. a possible scheme to tap the phones at the office of louisiana senator mary land rue

mary land ri. eu. the felony charge carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. montgomery college in takoma park silver spring is back open this morning. that entire campus went on lockdown jed while authorities lookedor a man suspected of sexually salting a 19-year-old female student. she claims it happened in the ladies rest room at the performing arts center. police arrested the suspect in silver spring near the d.c. line. a d.c. council member is raising concerns about the district's emergency response system. >> yvette alexander calls 911 to report she had been threaten by two men, one way gun t took police more than 10 minutes to show up though. paul wagner has the story. >> 911. >> this is councilmember alexander. someone accosted me at gunpoint in the 400 block of highway drive southeast. >> reporter: in a calm being clear voice, the councilmember went to describe what she saw.

>> you were robbed by a -- >> they told mae to move on. but there is a machine on the ground and i don't know if he's been killed. >> reporter: approximately two and a half minutes later, an officer is dispatch today scene but not for a man with a gun. >> 3400 highway. >> an unconscious person, not a robbery in progress. at about the same time, another call taker was talking to the victim. >> i'm he so nervous. >> just calm down. look at the street sign and tell me where you are. >> i'm on highway. >> reporter: a fire truck arrived four minutes after tha call. police, eight minute later. why? because an unconscious person is not a priority call. you havehe not gotten an explanation as to what happened. >> no, from the mayor's office, i understand it should have been a priority one call and i think something got crossed with the 911 dispatch. so i am concerned. i am going to follow up with

that. >> reporter: yvette alexander says she had just left her neighborhood when she saw two men in scarves bent over a man on the ground. she stopped to see if she other help. before he knew it, the two had approached her car. one showed a gun and said keep it moving. >> my reaction to this is that this was a robbery in progress. it was called in as a person with a gun and a fire truck shows up. that is not the right response. >> reporter: mendelsohn says, instead of going on the defensive, the office of unified communications should be focused on picking the problems. he has said in the past and said again today he is in favor of changes at the top. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> a maryland measure would increase information required in a state registry for sex offenders. senator james degrange cited the detect of 11-year-old sarah foxwell as an example why

maryland should expand information available to the public about sex offenders. what pivotal moment in history the world will pause to remember today. ahead, an update on relief efforts in haiti. supplies run out as soon as they hit the ground. survivors looking for a new place to start their lives.

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search of water following the deadly earthquake in haiti. >> basic necessities are still in very high demand. fox's rick leventhal is in port- au-prince with more on the recovery effort. >> reporter: the u.s. and countries around the world continued struggling to get the basics where they need to go. but almost as quickly as it arrives it disappears. haitian officials say only half of the country's population had access to clean drinking water before the earthquake and it is needed now more than ever. aid worker setting up a network of roughly 100 drinking station as cross port-au-prince. >> most people have got some access to water and we are increasing the coverage we are able to give. thousands of homeless huddle in the area. another looming concern, the spread of disease. >> on the disease front, there is no sign of any epidemics at the moment although the surveillance of that is continuing very intensively. >> reporter: in the heart of port-au-prince, lines of

volunteers hand out food rations, one man willing to barter his photo for something to put in his stomach. workers at this world food distribution site run out of their flies. with desperate crowds, they call on peacekeeper to help hold back masses of people. >> on the disease front, there is no sign of any epidemics at the moment although the surveillance of that is continuing very intensively. >> they went out and we are here just to be sure that nobody gets hurt. >> reporter: officials say providing enough food and clean water on a long-term basis only half the battle in fighting off deadly disease. in port-au-prince, haiti, rick leventhal, fox news. >> here at home, we have agot cold temperatures. but listen, i think what we're all interested inis this possible snow at the end of this week. >> okay. i'm show you what i can on that. we do have the threat of snow friday night into saturday. right now, we don't know how much. simply put. >> let me show you what is

going on right now with our current conditions across the area. currently, in the district, we are at 32 degrees. down in manassas, 25 degrees at this hour. baltimore, 27 degrees. martinsburg at 30. leonardtown is also at 30. let's take a look at the satellite-radar. can you see that we've got mostly clear skies right now. you saw on some of of the live shots that we've been giving you some of the clouds as we go across the country. no snowstorm with this right now. there is some snow in portions of utah but this is the next storm system that will make its way in here. as you can see, it is all the way across the country. we've got to wait, watch it develop and then see how close to us it gets on friday before we can determine really how much snow we will get. but between now and then, we'll get a better estimate on that as it gets closer. for today, a chilly start. temperatures ranging from the mid-20s into the low 30gs. high pressure is building in. we are seeing that build up as the day progresses so it will

be a quiet but cool day. there is the cold front out to the west. more cold air working its way in here in time for the weekend. that will drop our temperatures and make -- put that snow machine in effect. here is your forecast for washington for today. a coastal flood warning is in effect until 6:00 p.m. for the potomac river. we are seeing moderated intoing in some locations. a mix of sun and clouds today. seasonal temperatures, high about 44 degrees. for your five-day forecast, tomorrow, 49 degrees for your high. so a bit warmer. that will be nice. then that cold are air work its way in here. highs will only be in the 30s starting on friday, saturday and sunday. and a good chance of snow friday night. right now, we think late friday night into the day on saturday. that is a look at the weather. time now for ask the weather guy. it is the segment where tucker barnes and i put our big geeky weather heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. today's question is from tia.

she want to know what makes our teeth chatter when it is cold outside. is this a condition directly associated with cold weather? oh think good question. a good question. what do you think? do you have a guess? >> i'm he going to say it is not just when it is cold but also when people get nervous, i think their teeth might chatter. >> i think it is just because we're cold. >> it is just because we're cold. at a natural response. >> i was wrong. >> it is part of the whole shivering effect. when you are cold, your body -- the body is an amazing thing. it tries to figure out ways to help get you warm. if you are not running around and exercising and you can't grab a coat or whatever, you shiver and that helps to make you a little bit warmer. it doesn't really help that much but the body is doing what it can, chattering, same effect. part of the shivering mechanism. however, tucker, do you want to jump in here? >> no, i don't have anything to add. you are right on today.

you know how you get goose bump? that is part of an automatic response that your body has to try to get you warmer. goose bumps do nothing. it is from when we were cave men and harrier. those areling tiny muscles. make the hair stand up and on other animals, mammals, it does still work because there is hair there. it helps insulate them. for us, it does nothing because most of us aren't that hairy. >> i know a few people it might work on. >> all right. i thought you weren't going to talk today. >> robin will yamdz, it would work on him. >> psychologically, it just remind that i'm really cold. -- robin williams, it would work on him. >> if you have a question that you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. >> good question. my horses, they grow that thick winter coat and they've been really confused here lately. >> in the summer, they don't

have that much hair and then they have a thick coat in the winner? >> yeah. >> really. >>? ing. >> i didn't mow that. >> i guess nature gets them ready. >> they were looking around yesterday when the snow came done and went again? >> they're not the only ones, julie. >> i took bailey out and i look up and i'm like what's this? the good thing about it is we double timed it back to the house so that was good. all right. now on the beltway, the inner loop is starting to stall as you work your way out of annandale headed up to merrifield. the crew with us checking out the ride on 66. the inner loop is where we had the crash. so the lane are open now but it is slow working your way northbound from arlington boulevard up to the incident on the shuler. if you are traveling in on 66, you are finding delays as you work your way between fair oaks and 123. nut hi vet trying to merge onto northbound 495. that is what we're seeing here.

merge from 66 on to the inner loop. and again all lane are open. we'll take it ack inside and update your ride also in virginia. traveling northbound i-95, it is busy leaving the prince william parkway headed up towards route one. downtown, inbound south capital street after the douglas bridge, before a stalled car in the left lane. traffic is now flowing the length of the douglass bridge. live shot here, , 650 new hampshire avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. fox 5 is on call this morning with the latest on health care reform. there appears to be no plan b yet on how to resurrect the bill which is now stalled following last we can's senate election in massachusetts. >> one top democrat says he doesn't expect to hear anything specific during the president's state of the union. tonight, fox's jim angle reports on a policy in tatters. >> reporter: on the verge of his state of the union address and with health care reform in

disarray, president obama and congress are getting plenty of advice on what to do next. >> we are telling congress to spine up, to get some guts and to finish the job you were sent to do. >> reporter: but what most want cannot pass the senate. throw in the political shock weighs of the scott brown election in massachusetts and that leaves democratic leaders struggling to figure out what is still possible on health care and how to overcome deep difference as among democratic lawmaker. >> democratic leaders are taking time to talk to our members about what they're hearing from their stitch webts and to digest with some clarity the message that votes in massachusetts were sending. >> i think people want to carefully analyze where we go

from here based on both the substance and what happened in massachusetts. >> reporter: several white house officials have conceded that for the moment, the strategy is in limbo. >> we are working with leaders on capitol hill to try to figure out the best path forward. we don't know what that is white yet. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry yoid alluded to several rounds of talks aimed at figuring it out. >> i've had a number o meetings with the speaker, spoken to the white house on several occasions. and we are going to found out how to proceed. but there is no rush. >> reporter: and when the white house spokesman talked about this over the weekend, he left the outcome wide open. >> those discussions are happening right now to see whether or not we can get something done and when we can do it. >> reporter: whether and when and a group of republican doctors from the house today offered their own advice. >> it is time to dop the democrats' health care takeover and work together on putting americans back to work. >> reporter: both those republicans as well as many

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good morning. i'm hlly morris. i know that you know that we live in this wonderfully international city evident by all the embassies that are here. but do you know of all the opportunities that are available to you after those embassies? that is why we have decided, from time to time, you and i will travel the world together. we are starting our travel at the embassy of the republic of korea. we are at their chorus house here on massachusetts avenue. as you can see, we are already immersed in the culture. we will find out what always goes on here at the chorus house so you and your family can come out and learn and take part. they also from time to time have special exhibited. we'll take a look at the one that is currently here. you can't be in another country without experiencing the food so we'll do a little korean cooking. i think pancakes this morning?

i'm assuming it work with coffee, what do you think? >> i don't know. i'm interested in learning. that will do it for husband. allison is in now with steve. >> big trouble for toyota as it takes an unprecedented step to assure safety over sales. in the wake of a massive recall, dealers are told to stop telling eight popular models and the automaker is temporarily stopping production at assembly plants. what all drivers should know this morning. >> two workers killed on the track. talk of service cuts. the gm steps down and the fed step it up. we'll talk with the man who is about to take over as the chair of metro board. >> president obama preparing for his first state of the union address tonight. can it put his agenda back on track. we will get a bipartisan preview of what is expected for tonight's speech. >> this is fox 5 morning n